2. What is wrong with the child in "Of A Monstrous Child?"
(a) The child had both male and female sexual organs.
(b) The child is a criminal and menace to the town.
(c) The child was born badly deformed.
(d) The child was born with three eyes.

3. In what century did Sei Shonagon live?
(a) 18th century.
(b) 6th century.
(c) 14th century.
(d) 10th century.

4. What does Montaigne have in common with Saint Augustine?
(a) They both wrote books about nature.
(b) They both wrote books about themselves.
(c) They both wrote books about death.
(d) They were both deeply religious men.

5. What does Montaigne conclude in "Of a Monstrous Child?"
(a) Nothing is contrary to nature; everything is natural.
(b) Towns should pursue an "eye for eye" system of justice.
(c) Doctors are nothing but charlatans and quacks.
(d) Deformed babies should be killed at birth.

6. Who wrote "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification?"
(a) Charles Lamb.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Maria Edgeworth.
(d) Sei Shonagon.

7. In addition to a personal essayist, what kind of essayist is Samuel Johnson.
(a) Impersonal essayist.
(b) Moral essayist.
(c) Anti-intellectual essayist.
(d) Progressive essayist.

8. What is Cowley's message in his essay "Of Greatness"?
(a) Large things are impressive to the senses, and create awe.
(b) One should be content with little things.
(c) Wealth and power are the two factors that influence happiness.
(d) Men are either born great, or they have greatness thrust upon them.

9. What is unusual about Montaigne's first book, as opposed to any books thereafter?
(a) His first book was the only commercially successful book.
(b) His first book was the only one published in his lifetime.
(c) His first book was the only one of a personal nature.
(d) His first book was not of a personal nature.

10. In "Hateful Things," Sei Shonagon hates when a mosquito appears at what time?
(a) When one is getting ready to take a bath.
(b) When one is falling asleep.
(c) When one is getting ready to eat.
(d) When one is having sex.

11. What kind of family background did Montaigne come from?
(a) Montaigne came from a poor background.
(b) Both his father and mother's families were well-off and prominent.
(c) His father was rich, but his mother came from a poor family.
(d) His mother was rich, but his father came from a poor family.

12. To Plutarch, what is the greatest human bond?
(a) The relationship between brother and sister.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Marriage.
(d) The relationship between emperor and citizen.

13. How did Seneca die?
(a) He took his own life.
(b) He choked on a chicken bone.
(c) He died in old age of natural causes.
(d) He died from an asthma attack.

14. What BEST describes the writing styles of Richard Steele and Joseph Addison?
(a) Both men are polished.
(b) Both men are spontaneous.
(c) Addison is spontaneous, while Steele is polished.
(d) Addison is polished, while Steele is spontaneous.

15. What does "Pleasure Boat Studio" refer to?
(a) A studio in which Ou-Yank Hsiu loves to paint seascapes.
(b) A private place in the park by the pond.
(c) A ship that houses several prostitutes.
(d) The nickname for a room in a governmental office.